CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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Abronia elliptica in CommonParlance
- definition plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
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Abronia fragrans in CommonParlance
- definition taller than Abronia elliptica and having night-blooming flowers
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Abronia latifolia in CommonParlance
- definition plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British Columbia
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Abronia maritima in CommonParlance
- definition plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to Mexico
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Abronia umbellata in CommonParlance
- definition prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California
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Abronia villosa in CommonParlance
- definition soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico
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Abstract Expressionism in CommonParlance
- definition a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles
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Abudefduf saxatilis in CommonParlance
- definition large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide
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Abutilon theophrasti in CommonParlance
- definition tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
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Abyssinian in CommonParlance
- definition a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat
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Abyssinian banana in CommonParlance
- definition large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
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Abyssinian cat in CommonParlance
- definition a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat
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Ac in CommonParlance
- definition a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
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Acacia auriculiformis in CommonParlance
- definition Australian tree that yields tanning materials
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Acacia cambegei in CommonParlance
- definition scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms
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Acacia catechu in CommonParlance
- definition East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
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Acacia dealbata in CommonParlance
- definition evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
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Acacia farnesiana in CommonParlance
- definition tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
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Acacia melanoxylon in CommonParlance
- definition tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber
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Acacia pycnantha in CommonParlance
- definition shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
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Acacia xanthophloea in CommonParlance
- definition African tree supposed to mark healthful regions
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Academy Award in CommonParlance
- definition an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in CommonParlance
- definition an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance
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Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in CommonParlance
- definition an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television
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Acadian in CommonParlance
- definition an early French settler in the Maritimes